VENEZUELA

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 811, 28 January 1903, Page 2

VENEZUELA

THE PANTHER DISABLED IN RECENT ATTACK.

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26. It is rumored at Puerto Cabello that the Germans captured and blew up Port San Curios.

The German warship Panther was disabled during the lighting, and the

lemstad. cruiser Palke is towing her to Wil-

Tho revolutionists defeated President Castro's irroops badly some miles westward of Puerto Cabello. The general commanding was captured.

SENTIMENT IN THE COLONIES. A TILT AT THE GERMANS. By, Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. SYDNEY, Jan. 27. Speaking at the regatta luncheon yesterday, tiie State Treasurer had a tilt at Germany.

He said ihat Germans were loud in ridiculing Great Britain's inability to speedily terminate the Boer war, the j attempt of the Germans to take a Venezuelan fort was not. a creditable one. They had to make several attempts before succeeding. If the Germans had the same task to perform as the British in the South African campaign, it would probably have lasted very much longer. The text, of President Castro’s manifesto issued early in December is as follows :— •* Tne insolent feet of foreigners have profaned the sacred sou of Venezuela. It is a remarkable aet in tlie history of civilised nations, and without precedent and possible justification. It is a barbarous act, an attempt against the most rudimentary principles of nations. It is an ignoble aet, because it is tbe Iruit of force and perfidy. Such is the of an immoral and cowardly coalition act ihat has been realised in the anchoring ground in La Guayra harbor, a lew hours ago, when the German and English squadrons surprised and took simultaneously and conjointly three defenceless warships of our navy win .u were in dock and undergoing repairs,, The Venezuelans’ contest is unequal, because these outrages have been perpetrated by two of the most powerful nations upon this country of ours, which has scarcely recovered from long and painful struggles ; and 1 why lias it been done in such a treacherous manner '! .Surely Venezuela 1 cannot stand such an insolent attack, ' smee these nations have not proceeded according to the rules in similar i cases. But justice is on our side. » The God of nations, who inspired 80-1 1 livar and the heroes who were asso- ■ dated with him in .the great work of giving us, at the cost of great sacri- . (ices," liberty and independence, will he i with us in the decisive moments. He i will inspire us, and help us in strong . sacrifice, and in, the work of assuring , the national independence."